Avicii 101: A Photographic History of Tim Bergling

September 17, 2013 - 8:43 pm
by
Jessica Wunsch

In honor of the debut of Avicii's first studio album True, VIBE's honoring him with one of our special photo galleries featuring the producer in all his glory. Join us as we go through baby pics, family pics and even some naughty pics as we school you on 'Avicii 101.' ->

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September 9, 1989: Avicii is born under the name Tim Bergling in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Before we jump further into Avicii history, let's just take a moment to appreciate his cuteness in baby photos.

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Aw!

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AWWWW!

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Even at a young age, he had the looks of a heartbreaker.

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And was flanked left and right by the ladies.

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Even his yearbook photo looked good!

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He was bitten by the clubbing bug at an early age.

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His parents are Klas Bergling and Swedish actress Anki Lidén.

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Tim also has an older, half-brother through his mom's side: Anton Körberg is a well-known actor, drummer and morning radio show host in Sweden.

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2007: At age 18, Tim became a bedroom DJ first producing tracks under the DJ name Tim Berg.

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2007: It was heavyweight DJ Tiësto who first offered his support to Tim during his early producing days.

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To this day, he still serves as Avicii's mentor.

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2007: Avicii's first gig/residency was at Privilege in Ibiza.

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2007: Pete Tong shows his support by releasing the Avicii track "Manman" on his radio show.
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May 2008: Avicii is signed to At Night Management. (Left to right -> Carl Vernersson of At Night Management, Avicii and his manager, Ash Pournouri)

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2011: Avicii collaborates with house legend David Guetta on the Grammy-nominated track "Sunshine."
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Since then, he's come across many more industry mavens including Steve Aoki and Laidback Luke.

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Tim encounters a 'deadmau5.'

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Avicii and Sonny share a moment.

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Ned Shepard gets a little too close.

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July 2011: Avicii breaks hearts after news broke out that he was dating George Washington University senior and Kappa Kappa Gamma sister Emily Goldberg.

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Now they are seen EVERYWHERE together!

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October 2011: Avicii drops his breakout hit "Levels," which will later go on to make EDM history. Fun fact: The vocals were sampled Etta James "Something's Got A Hold of Me."
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April 2012: Ultra Music Festival patrons were shocked when Queen of Pop Madonna joined Avicii onstage during his set, solidifying EDM's influence on the rest of the music industry.
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